1-day Conference: 5th April 2024 | 6 CPD Points
1-day Workshop: 7th April 2024 | 14 CPD Points
Saturday 6th April 2024 Workshop sold out
Improve your understanding and capabilities in veterinary ophthalmology!
Join us for the return of the Practical Ophthalmology Conference and Workshop in 2024. This program was designed to improve your understanding and capabilities in ophthalmology while also having fun.
Mark Billson, Allyson Groth, and David Maggs will place special emphasis on performing a high-yield ophthalmic exam with the instruments already in your clinic, choosing the best diagnostic tests, perfecting ophthalmic surgical techniques, and discussing which drugs to use when.
All 3 speakers work with referring vets on a daily basis and their philosophy is to emphasise a group of concepts that they call 'TIWIKIPS' (or 'Things I Wish I'd Known In Practice') with the ultimate goal that you leave the course saying "I am going back to try this in my practice next week".
Enrolling in this course will provide you with a full day of theory that you can put into practice in the following full day practical workshop. There will be opportunities for ophthalmic examination with live dogs and hands-on surgery in the wet lab using cadavers. You will unlock new knowledge and enhance your practical capabilities while immersing yourself in an enriching educational experience.
Prerequisite: You must complete the 1-day conference part of this course to do the 1-day workshop. If you have attended the Practical Ophthalmology Conference in 2023 you are eligible to enroll in the workshop only.
Past Participant:
Very informative, engaging, and practical for anyone who either works in GP and just want to gain more confidence in eyes or those who have special interest in ophthalmology. The weekend granted me with solid foundational knowledge and practical insights that I can't wait to bring home and share with my colleagues at clinic. Dr David, Dr Mark and Dr Allyson are all extremely genuine, kind, and approachable. I am really grateful that I made the decision to participate in the conference and workshop.”
Dawn, 2023 Participant
Learning Outcomes
By successfully completing this course, you will be able:
- To perform and interpret findings from a complete neuro-ophthalmic examination (cranial nerves; responses and reflexes)
- To perform and interpret findings from a complete examination of the anterior segment (eyelids, conjunctiva, sclera, cornea, anterior chamber, iris, and lens)
- To perform and interpret findings from a complete fundic examination (vitreous, choroid, tapetum, retina, and optic nerve)
- To perform and interpret findings from common ophthalmic diagnostic tests (aqueous flare, Schirmer tear test, fluorescein stain, tear film breakup time, nasolacrimal flush, rebound and applanation tonometry)
- To learn and practice surgical techniques for correction of entropion, ectropion, “cherry eye”, and indolent ulcers; eyelid tumour removal, and enucleation
Program
Program
| Day 1 |
5th April 2024 - Conference |
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| 8.30 |
Registration |
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| 9.00 |
Ophthalmalic examination
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Mark Billson |
| 10.30 |
Morning Tea |
|
| 11.00 |
Eyelid surgeries |
David Maggs |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
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| 1.15 |
Corneal Ulcers |
Allyson Groth |
| 2.00 |
Ophthalmic emergencies |
David Maggs |
| 3.00 |
Afternoon tea |
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| 3.15 |
Ophthalmic pharmacy: medications to have on hand |
Allyson Groth |
| 4.00 |
Glaucoma and sudden blindness |
Panel discussion |
| 5.00 |
End |
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| Day 2 |
6th or 7th April 2024 - Workshop |
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| 8.30 |
Registration |
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| 9.00 |
Ophthalmic Examination with volunteer dogs
Essentials of the anterior exam:
• Neuro-ophthalmic examination
• Retroillumination
• Transillumination
• Examination with magnification
• Slit-lamp biomicroscopy
Diagnostic testing:
• Tonometry
• Applanation, indentation and rebound techniques
• Fluorescein stain
• Schirmer tear test
• Tear film break up time
• Conjunctival and corneal cytology
Fundic examination:
• Direct ophthalmoscopy
• Indirect ophthalmoscopy
• Panoptic ophthalmoscopy
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| 11.00 |
Morning Tea |
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| 11.30 |
Ophthalmic Surgery
Surgical procedures:
• Grid keratotomy
• Lacrimal duct cannulation
• Temporary tarshorrhaphy
• Eyelid wedge resection
• Holtz Celsus entropion correction
• Stades entropion procedure
• Closure of eyelid wounds
• Lateral canthoplasty
• Combined wedge resection and Hotz Celsus entropion repair
• Third eyelid gland: anchoring and pocket procedures
• Transconjunctival and transpalpebral enucleation
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|
| 1:30 |
Lunch |
|
| 2.00 |
Ophthalmic Surgery
Continued |
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| 5.00 |
END |
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Who should enrol?
This course is suitable for qualified veterinarians. Veterinary students are welcome to enrol in the conference only.
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2-days (Conference + Workshop) |
Conference Only
6 CPD Points
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| Registrant Type |
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Full Rate |
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Full Rate |
| Member* |
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$2,924 |
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$750 |
| Recent Grad / Part-Time Professional Member |
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$2,644 |
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$470 |
| Student Member |
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N/A |
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$374 |
| eMember / Non-Member |
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$3,350 |
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$935 |
*Members include: Practice, Professional and Academic members.